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mitt romney made three stops in ohio on thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see their job as encouraging business, not attacking business. i want more jobs. my priority is jobs, jobs, jobs. we're going to get them here in ohio. brian williams spent the past few days with the president on the campaign trail. while on air force one, the president talked to brian about the election versus the job itself. >> it's funny. one of the things about being on the campaign trail, you're in air force one, marine one, these big motorcades. michelle jokes that i have everything but a caboose and a dog sled behind me wherever i'm driving. none of that is the presidency. the presidency is all about who's going to fight for the american people every single day. even when you've got to make tough decisions that are unpopular because you have some compass about what this campaign can be. there are mistakes i've made every single day. but my compass has be
mitt romney made three stops in ohio on thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see their job as encouraging business, not attacking business. i want more jobs. my priority is jobs, jobs, jobs. we're going to get them here in ohio. brian williams spent the past few days with the president on the campaign trail. while on air force one, the president talked to brian about the election versus the...
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romney loves fema. doesn't sound like he wants to privatize it today. >> well, of course he's trying to walk that back because this is not the kind of remark that goes over well with voters in the middle that he's trying to lure now. this sounded good for the severely conservative mitt romney to say. but the new moderate mitt doesn't want to be caught -- we have perhaps an unprecedented natural disaster hitting the east coast of the united states. >> right. >> the new moderate mitt doesn't want to be seen saying, oh, the federal government -- why not privatize it? let people pay to be rescued. you know, what is the immoral here, reverend al? the united states is the richest country in the history of the world. bar none. what would be immoral would be for the federal government not to do whatever was necessary, you know, move the 82nd airborne if you have to, to rescue people. make sure they have food and water and make sure as many people as need to be moved to safety are moved to safety. >> richard, ry
romney loves fema. doesn't sound like he wants to privatize it today. >> well, of course he's trying to walk that back because this is not the kind of remark that goes over well with voters in the middle that he's trying to lure now. this sounded good for the severely conservative mitt romney to say. but the new moderate mitt doesn't want to be caught -- we have perhaps an unprecedented natural disaster hitting the east coast of the united states. >> right. >> the new moderate...
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they'll go with mitt romney. mitt romney has done a good job attacking through the middle. there's a lot more enthusiasm with republican voters. i haven't totaled polls. i've looked at them. my guys are smiling, too. i think ohio is going to go romney's way and i think that it's going to be one of those things that if you have somebody like rob portman working so closely with the romney campaign leading the charge, very popular senator, i think they'll do well in ohio. >> john, you have been getting bad press, the republicans have for this new ad running in ohio. let me play a little bit of it for you. >> who will do more for the auto industry? not barack obama. obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> chrysler thought that ad was so misleading they put out a statement making the point that, in fact, they're adding 1100 jobs in detroit and any jeeps that are made in china are for the people of china. was that a mistake on their part? a lot of newspapers h
they'll go with mitt romney. mitt romney has done a good job attacking through the middle. there's a lot more enthusiasm with republican voters. i haven't totaled polls. i've looked at them. my guys are smiling, too. i think ohio is going to go romney's way and i think that it's going to be one of those things that if you have somebody like rob portman working so closely with the romney campaign leading the charge, very popular senator, i think they'll do well in ohio. >> john, you have...
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at the end of the day, mitt romney was right. there is a certain segment of the population that's going to vote for obama and a certain segment going to vote for mitt romney. the question becomes can you really reach that ten people that's going to decide who the next president will be, those independents out there. independents get turned off by that, according to the statistics. they really, really don't get swayed by the negative campaigning. what they get swayed by is the closing argument, if you will, that steve mentioned a few moments ago, is who is going to best provide for my family, who is best going to provide for health care and education and so forth. at the end of the day, they don't make up their minds typically till the last minute. these ads out there, for the most part, they're going to stoke up the base on both sides but not going to sway independent voters. >> is that not insignificant, steve, given the fact that turnout is going to be so critical in these battleground states? >> yeah, look, there's a lot of mo
at the end of the day, mitt romney was right. there is a certain segment of the population that's going to vote for obama and a certain segment going to vote for mitt romney. the question becomes can you really reach that ten people that's going to decide who the next president will be, those independents out there. independents get turned off by that, according to the statistics. they really, really don't get swayed by the negative campaigning. what they get swayed by is the closing argument,...
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romney. >> think what you've seen over the last few sweweeks is a consolidation of his base. you've seen particularly in our poll in the nbc/wall street journal poll barack obama's numbers have been stable. philippines look at registered voters. what that does mean a lot of the media momentum is with mitt romney. he's getting more of the positive headlines and more momentum describing headlines. going into tonight his challenge is to go in and not over learn once again the lessons of that first debate and be so aggressive. the elephant in the room he has so many george bush's advisers on his team. they are talking about whether we should take military acshow in the middle east. he has to calibrate how he'll attack that issue. >> that's the last thing people want on the right is to align romney with bush and remind people that mitt romney is being advised by a lot of the people that advised george w. bush. >> john bolton, he has the bush team. >> mitt romney, a novice on foreign policy. he has
romney. >> think what you've seen over the last few sweweeks is a consolidation of his base. you've seen particularly in our poll in the nbc/wall street journal poll barack obama's numbers have been stable. philippines look at registered voters. what that does mean a lot of the media momentum is with mitt romney. he's getting more of the positive headlines and more momentum describing headlines. going into tonight his challenge is to go in and not over learn once again the lessons of that...
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same thing for mitt romney. he's got to find a way to galvanize the far right of the party who quite frankly may be upset that he's taken an abrupt swing to the center two weeks before the election. he has to do the same thing. bet his base out but get independents and undecides to pull the trigger on november 6th. >> all right. a question for the group. i want you to comment on this. i know it's hard when i'm remote. it has to do with the question of the media narrative on whether this race. is romney winning? is obama winning? you have president insisting he's ahead in electoral college. national polls are close. he's ahead. romney campaign insisting no. we have momentum. maybe we're not ahead yet but we're going to be. but do you buy this idea that you need this sort of perception that you can win in order to turn out last-minute voters? is this what this is about is trying to look like a winner because if you do that might mean extra votes? >> you just need to win. what we're encouraged by is that you're see
same thing for mitt romney. he's got to find a way to galvanize the far right of the party who quite frankly may be upset that he's taken an abrupt swing to the center two weeks before the election. he has to do the same thing. bet his base out but get independents and undecides to pull the trigger on november 6th. >> all right. a question for the group. i want you to comment on this. i know it's hard when i'm remote. it has to do with the question of the media narrative on whether this...
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romney has nailed down unless something changes. romney's going to win florida. and he made that prediction based on the math of the i-4 corridor. you guys, can you lose the i-4 corridor and win florida? it's nearly impossible, right? >> well, we're not going to lose the i-4 corridor, and we don't agree with those numbers. and if you look at the enthusiasm just reflected in the turnout in the i-4 corridor, we really -- we beat the republicans in early voting this weekend in hillsborough county, which is one end of the corridor. we beat them in orange county as well. and if you even look at seminole county, which also has a significant republican registration advantage, we beat them, just barely, but we beat them in early voting turnout. we're running up numbers that are going to ensure that president obama carries the i-4 corridor and carries the state of florida. i mean, we just have a ground game that is really superior to them. and we have enthusiasm that has blown the doors off of early voting, even better numbers than 2008. >> we will be watching. debbie was
romney has nailed down unless something changes. romney's going to win florida. and he made that prediction based on the math of the i-4 corridor. you guys, can you lose the i-4 corridor and win florida? it's nearly impossible, right? >> well, we're not going to lose the i-4 corridor, and we don't agree with those numbers. and if you look at the enthusiasm just reflected in the turnout in the i-4 corridor, we really -- we beat the republicans in early voting this weekend in hillsborough...
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what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they're closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that, that cob a backlash not only the states along the coastline that are impacted by this but across the entire country. it's messy out there not only weatherwise but also politically. >> you two actually interviewed the president over the weekend. you looked him in the eye. do you think he's feeling the heat, mika? >> i do. and i think that he's also enjoying the game. we were out there on the
what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because...
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rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election? that's our question out there today. i'd like you all to talk to me on twitter, @alexwitt. i will be reading some of your tweets throughout the day. you can also hit me up on facebook. >>> the road to 270. could it all come down to colorado? we'll take a look at the rocky mountain showdown. keep it here on "weekends with alex witt." the capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got
rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election?...
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governor romney surging. he's nearly even with the president among registered female voters, a number that puts the proposed gender gap into question here. let's bring in our panel. beth, lynn, good afternoon to both of you. beth, let me show you one more number from your poll if i could put it up. president obama's 16-point lead with women on the economy. now a four-point disadvantage. how worried should democrats be? >> very worried. if this is actually going to bear out, it's a disaster for the democratic ticket. president obama underperforms with men, particularly white men at such a large degree that he needs to overperform with women. the obama campaign is really questioning these polling figures saying that the president is still well ahead with women. it's unclear. we are seeing that trend in basically all the polling across the board. that he's lost a lot of ground with women since the first debate. the president has to make up that deficit with women if he's going to win. there is no other way. his
governor romney surging. he's nearly even with the president among registered female voters, a number that puts the proposed gender gap into question here. let's bring in our panel. beth, lynn, good afternoon to both of you. beth, let me show you one more number from your poll if i could put it up. president obama's 16-point lead with women on the economy. now a four-point disadvantage. how worried should democrats be? >> very worried. if this is actually going to bear out, it's a...
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they felt mitt romney got the nod that way, and governor romney had a better set of tools to break through the gridlock in washington, d.c. a lot of speculation as to why they may have endorsed mitt romney. they did give him an interview face to face. they said that had nothing to do with anything. that's from rick green, that said, how big a deal is this in a swing state like ohio? a paper with this record. or iowa rather. a paper that has this record, a paper considered to be a liberal-leaning paper. does this have influence? >> normally i would say no. i work for a newspaper, i like to think we're all powerful. but i think there are limits on endorsements, but in the case of "the des moines register," a very influential paper in iowa, as you just said. i do think it can make a difference, especially when it's seen as stirring the pot as this one is. if they endorsed president obama, i think that would have probably been interpreted as what was expected. we would have taken note of it. >> "the new york times." >> and "post" editorial page, which i obviously had nothing to do with. but th
they felt mitt romney got the nod that way, and governor romney had a better set of tools to break through the gridlock in washington, d.c. a lot of speculation as to why they may have endorsed mitt romney. they did give him an interview face to face. they said that had nothing to do with anything. that's from rick green, that said, how big a deal is this in a swing state like ohio? a paper with this record. or iowa rather. a paper that has this record, a paper considered to be a...
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in the national poll, they have romney up. and "the washington post" of likely voters have mitt romney taking a three-point lead. 50% to 47%. on monday the president was leading 49% to 48%. and on the economy, mitt romney now is holding a sizable nine-point lead. >> 160 miles separated the two candidates last night holding dualing rallies in the state of ohio. in the town of defiance, romney was welcomed to a packed football field full of 12,000 supporters. >> that's not all. you know who was there. the meat. >> i parentally he picked up an endorsement from meat loaf. >> that's huge. >> romney hit on a familiar theme. he's turned around from obama's 2008 campaign promising big change. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges. we have a big election. and we want a president who will actually bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> given the big challenges we have, it's time for a big change. and paul ryan and i represent a big change for america. on november 7th, it's going to start getting better just from the
in the national poll, they have romney up. and "the washington post" of likely voters have mitt romney taking a three-point lead. 50% to 47%. on monday the president was leading 49% to 48%. and on the economy, mitt romney now is holding a sizable nine-point lead. >> 160 miles separated the two candidates last night holding dualing rallies in the state of ohio. in the town of defiance, romney was welcomed to a packed football field full of 12,000 supporters. >> that's not...
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what if mitt romney gets elected? from chris janzen to chris matthews i'm going to talk to some of my msnbc colleagues about what it could mean right here on "weekends with alex witt." mike rowe here at a ford tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. we put a week of her family's smelly stuff all in at once to prove that febreze car vent clips could eliminate the odor. then we brought her family to see if it worked. tell me what you smell. something fresh. a beach. take your blindfolds off. oh! look at all this garbage! febreze car. eliminates odors for co
what if mitt romney gets elected? from chris janzen to chris matthews i'm going to talk to some of my msnbc colleagues about what it could mean right here on "weekends with alex witt." mike rowe here at a ford tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set...
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governor romney give a speech in ames, iowa. it is the number of references in romney's i was beach. he talked about really, ice. about the economy in the future of the country. and in a complete reversal of what i call the obama ratio,it is a complete reversal. this 12 represents the number of times that governor romney used first-person references. wow. hurricane sandy roaring of the eastern seaboard. more than 60 million people in the path of the powerful storm. forecasters fearing damage on an epic scale. is the east coast prepared? president obama once your first time. >> youfirst time should not be with just anybody. you want to do it with a great guy. lou: the classless, tasteless, knew about my campaign abbottabad that creates voting -- equates money with losing virginity. we have the at and reaction from the "a-team." the president keeps talking about a fair share. goverr romney wants to cut taxes across the board for everyone. the author of who is the fairest of them all, steven more common joins me to talk about joins
governor romney give a speech in ames, iowa. it is the number of references in romney's i was beach. he talked about really, ice. about the economy in the future of the country. and in a complete reversal of what i call the obama ratio,it is a complete reversal. this 12 represents the number of times that governor romney used first-person references. wow. hurricane sandy roaring of the eastern seaboard. more than 60 million people in the path of the powerful storm. forecasters fearing damage on...
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with the storm on the way romney canceled rallies in north carolina in the storm's path. instead he'll join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado and will do one last rally in florida before heading to washington. he met with fema overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. and we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rule. >> reporter: in florida he told campaign workers, turnout is the key. >> whoever is able to get their voters out will win florida. >> reporter: that could be tough in states where sandy is headed. maryland has canceled early voting and virginia, a battleground state could see power outages lasting until election day. >> several months ago and we had the third largest power outage in history but got everything back on in pretty much seven days. >> reporter: virginia is already planning to extend its hours
with the storm on the way romney canceled rallies in north carolina in the storm's path. instead he'll join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado and will do one last rally in florida before heading to washington. he met with fema overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be...
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this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington, d.c. earlier today. but he will try to leave for florida this afternoon. we're told the obama campaign canceled scheduled events this week. in northern virginia. of course there was supposed to be the rally with bill clinton and prince william county. canceling an event in colorado springs. colorado due to the hurricane as well. meanwhile in battleground ohio, the race now officially a dead heat. this is the latest poll from the cincinnati inquirer and ohio news organization. it shows the president and governor romney tied. at 49-49. you can bet the campaigns are closely watching sandy's path along the east c
this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington,...
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clearly, romney caught up. i think obama did a lot in the last debate to blunt whatever momentum that created. but here we are. >> i'm looking out the window, john harwood, women for mitt. and she is very excited, yes, yes, i see, hello, jumping up and down. and as you look at the polls here, there is a pronounced gender back, president obama leads romney by 15 points. but we have seen different polls -- >> that's in ohio. "wall street journal" poll shows a tightening gap, eight percentage points or other polls that show it closer. but it looks like if you listen to chuck, he's dead right. can barack obama run up a big enough lead with women, and with hispanics? if he does, he wins. if he doesn't, he loses, right? >> no question, those are the two important constituencies, as well as whether or not they can get young people out. young people, who overwhelmingly for obama are down in enthusiasm. by the way, it is clear that if gene robinson were on the ballot, he would be doing better with women. >> are you kidd
clearly, romney caught up. i think obama did a lot in the last debate to blunt whatever momentum that created. but here we are. >> i'm looking out the window, john harwood, women for mitt. and she is very excited, yes, yes, i see, hello, jumping up and down. and as you look at the polls here, there is a pronounced gender back, president obama leads romney by 15 points. but we have seen different polls -- >> that's in ohio. "wall street journal" poll shows a tightening gap,...
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>> if romney moves. it could happen. it would only happen in the romney direction. >> if he has a strong movement the next two weeks as he had two weeks ago -- >> correct. >> -- is he a winner? >> it's hard to imagine -- absolutely, yes. >> let's look at the president today. let's look at "the daily show." let's look at that. it wasn't the ""the daily show". the president tried to sell -- good job. i'm not sure he's done yet. let's watch. >> four years ago i said i'd end the war in iraq. we did. said i would pass health care reforms, make sure people don't go bankrupt when they get sick. we have. said we had to refocus on al qaeda. we have. made sure that we saved an auto industry that was on the brink of collapse. we've done that. so we've got a very strong story to tell whether it's on social issues like don't ask, don't tell or economic issues that matter for middle class families. >> does that lean forward enough or is that just the past? >> it feels like the past, but one of the odder things we're seeing in the poll
>> if romney moves. it could happen. it would only happen in the romney direction. >> if he has a strong movement the next two weeks as he had two weeks ago -- >> correct. >> -- is he a winner? >> it's hard to imagine -- absolutely, yes. >> let's look at the president today. let's look at "the daily show." let's look at that. it wasn't the ""the daily show". the president tried to sell -- good job. i'm not sure he's done yet. let's...
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when reached for a statement, romney's campaign of 2012 told us, governor romney believes that states should be in charge of emergency management in responding to storms and other natural disasters in their jurisdictions. as the first responders states are in the best position to aid affected individuals and communities and to direct resources and assist tons where they are needed most. this includes help from the federal government and fema. a romney campaign official also says, quote, of course he doesn't want to abolish fema. one week before election day and 800-mile wide hurricane is bearing down on 60 million people across a dozens states. the damage may be upwards of $18 billion and could produce life-threatening conditions. it's taken the lives of 65 people as it powered through the caribbean. the october surprise is here in a time of crisis voters must determine whether they want governor romney at the helm and if he there is what kind of relief will be on offer. the paradox of the mittens, obfuscation and adjusted policy continues. lawrence? >> excuse me. i'm doing a note to
when reached for a statement, romney's campaign of 2012 told us, governor romney believes that states should be in charge of emergency management in responding to storms and other natural disasters in their jurisdictions. as the first responders states are in the best position to aid affected individuals and communities and to direct resources and assist tons where they are needed most. this includes help from the federal government and fema. a romney campaign official also says, quote, of...
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romney handled it okay. but the president made it clear, romney sis inconsistent. romney wanted to show people he's fluid in foreign policy. the president is right, there is a lot of holes in things mitt romney said last night versus the past, but he largely would send the signal to some voters i can do this job. i'm credible as commander in chief. getting over that bar is what his goal was so people would move past that question and on to other issues. >> even understanding the romney strategy if you were on twitter last night, reading the analysis afterwards, a lot of conservatives thought romney could have gone too far for applauding the president. i praise the president, i agree with the president actually. was that part of the strategy? >> it was part of the strategy. he may have done it more than his own advisers would have liked. but the point was to suggest mature, responsible, that he would be a steady hand on foreign policy. that he's not a war mongerme mm. by agreeing with the president, he took the edge off of that. the president is not scene quite as f
romney handled it okay. but the president made it clear, romney sis inconsistent. romney wanted to show people he's fluid in foreign policy. the president is right, there is a lot of holes in things mitt romney said last night versus the past, but he largely would send the signal to some voters i can do this job. i'm credible as commander in chief. getting over that bar is what his goal was so people would move past that question and on to other issues. >> even understanding the romney...
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florida, 46 for obama, 48 romney. virginia, obama 48, 48 romney. colorado 47.6, 47.8 there. i mean, interesting mix of numbers. quickly, i have to ask you, when you wake up in the morning and try to assess where the race is, is that the horse race you're following right now? >> i don't obsess over every single poll. i look at nate silver and other websites to see what the averages of the big polls are. some i count more in my mind than others. but, you know, the bottom line fact is that when you climb to 270 electoral votes and discussed it with the previous guest obama has many more past that than romney does still right now. >> michael, thank you very much. we showed before you came on the latest nate silver average of numbers and he does have obama up right now. thank you so much. i greatly appreciate it. always a pleasure. >>> developing now, governor romney campaigning in nevada, day two of the governor on the ground in that state. we'll be right back. estor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but
florida, 46 for obama, 48 romney. virginia, obama 48, 48 romney. colorado 47.6, 47.8 there. i mean, interesting mix of numbers. quickly, i have to ask you, when you wake up in the morning and try to assess where the race is, is that the horse race you're following right now? >> i don't obsess over every single poll. i look at nate silver and other websites to see what the averages of the big polls are. some i count more in my mind than others. but, you know, the bottom line fact is that...
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romney, wash. when i hear mitt romney speak about foreign policy, it's always toughness. when i hear bewe got to get tough, i hear war. surrounded as he is by the same people who were w's advisers, i feel his presence even stronger. war. does america want a war? in recent years we have had wars going on in iraq and afghanistan. do we now want another one with a far more powerful, more modern islamic country? the implication for romney's tough talk in iran is we can commit an act of out and out war against that country without using the ward wor. we attack their nuclear sites, they say urngcle, and that's the end of it. that's where people like general kour tis le may said 50 years ago during the cuban missile crisis. just knock out the soviet missiles in cuba. they won't do nothing. nikita khrushchev had plans to hit new york and said to. quote, i knew the united states could knock out some of our missiles even if only one or two big ones were left, we could still hit new york. an awful lot of people would have been wiped out. consequences. understand the consequences. th
romney, wash. when i hear mitt romney speak about foreign policy, it's always toughness. when i hear bewe got to get tough, i hear war. surrounded as he is by the same people who were w's advisers, i feel his presence even stronger. war. does america want a war? in recent years we have had wars going on in iraq and afghanistan. do we now want another one with a far more powerful, more modern islamic country? the implication for romney's tough talk in iran is we can commit an act of out and out...
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you've got mitt romney who's very outspoken. who do you think has the upper hand in that particular debate? >> they want to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. what point do they draw the linesome and for president obama, it's preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. while mitt romney is drawing the line atingi ining iran from being the capacity to produce a fluke clear weapon. mitt romney should not be allowed even the capacity to develop that weapon. so they're very close, but in one sense we have also heard mitt romney go after president obama for his strange relations with his prime minister that there should be no daylight with israel and this is where he could go after him. again, for leadership. >> and an important point, specifically we start talking about a swing state like florida, because of a significant jewish population, they could be impacted because of howard -- i have to ask you about syria. it's bound to come up in this debate. president obama is going to say that we have to stay back, america
you've got mitt romney who's very outspoken. who do you think has the upper hand in that particular debate? >> they want to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. what point do they draw the linesome and for president obama, it's preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. while mitt romney is drawing the line atingi ining iran from being the capacity to produce a fluke clear weapon. mitt romney should not be allowed even the capacity to develop that weapon. so they're very...
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but mitt romney wins in the south. they split nevada and colorado, which i think a lot of people think's going to happen. and somehow mitt romney wins ohio and new hampshire. he's then at 268. the romney people think -- and we talked to some maine guys last night -- think that romney wins the second district. and that locks it at 269-269. does new hampshire matter? yeah. new hampshire matters. that's why the president's going to be up there. >> we'll be there, too. >>> coming up this morning, chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press," david gregory, presidential historian douglas brinkley and "the washington post's" eugene washington. is president obama losing his edge among women? that's one of the stories in the "politico playbook." first bill karins with the latest on hurricane sandy. >> good morning. if you want to know the latest on sandy, the trend was a little further to the south, a little more impact for areas like virginia, delaware and maryland and maybe a little less impact in northern new england. first th
but mitt romney wins in the south. they split nevada and colorado, which i think a lot of people think's going to happen. and somehow mitt romney wins ohio and new hampshire. he's then at 268. the romney people think -- and we talked to some maine guys last night -- think that romney wins the second district. and that locks it at 269-269. does new hampshire matter? yeah. new hampshire matters. that's why the president's going to be up there. >> we'll be there, too. >>> coming up...
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>> romney. >> thoughts? just romney? >> obama all the way. >> obama understands the issues. >> obama. >> obama. >> romney. >> it's me. i love it. >> obama is doing a phenomenal job. four more years! >> romney. okay. romney? >> romney doesn't cover up scandals in the middle east. >> what was the scandal in the middle east? >> benghazi. >> nail t whit. what was the scandal? >>> we're right back with more "hardball." [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every
>> romney. >> thoughts? just romney? >> obama all the way. >> obama understands the issues. >> obama. >> obama. >> romney. >> it's me. i love it. >> obama is doing a phenomenal job. four more years! >> romney. okay. romney? >> romney doesn't cover up scandals in the middle east. >> what was the scandal in the middle east? >> benghazi. >> nail t whit. what was the scandal? >>> we're right back with more...
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and mitt romney won both. so he gets the first word tonight in the form of the first question being directed to him and he gets the last word tonight too with the last closing statement. and that is the definition of good luck. steve smith, what do both sides need to do? >> mitt romney needs to have an error-free debate. we look at the debates like game seven in the national league. each one is its own distinct event. if you look at the debate since they began, they benefitted mitt romney enormously. he's now in a tie race with two weeks to go. the momentum that mitt romney has, the math is expanding in his direction, he's pressing on. he needs to be presidential. no lose talk. no bellicose talk. he wants to appear as a steady hand. and i think that you look for him tonight to be a lot less argumentative than he was in the last debate. doesn't want to come across as too hot in this debate. wants people to look at him for him to have passed his last test as commander in chief. that he can get over that bar as a
and mitt romney won both. so he gets the first word tonight in the form of the first question being directed to him and he gets the last word tonight too with the last closing statement. and that is the definition of good luck. steve smith, what do both sides need to do? >> mitt romney needs to have an error-free debate. we look at the debates like game seven in the national league. each one is its own distinct event. if you look at the debate since they began, they benefitted mitt romney...
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governor romney you keep on trying to, you know, airbrush history here. >> jonathan, is governor romney trying to airbush history as it relates to the auto bailout? >> i went back and read the op-ed last night. i got on my phone and looked into it. he says that the auto industry, the companies could ask the government for help. i don't know that he was necessarily totally off-base on it. everybody should read that "new york times" piece. it's also critical to get out of the bubble here. we're talking about the foreign policy bit of this. this is all very eerily reminiscent in 1992 when george h.w. bush wanted to talk policy while bill clinton ate his lunch on it. >> so you believe in the auto bailout moment there last night that governor romney ate president obama's lunch on the auto bailout? >> in the first presidential debate, absolutely. it was all about the economy. >> we're talking about last night. you told me that foreign policy, while important, your guy's "a" game is the economy and at every opportunity, both tried to figure out a way to pre bring in the economy. the big point
governor romney you keep on trying to, you know, airbrush history here. >> jonathan, is governor romney trying to airbush history as it relates to the auto bailout? >> i went back and read the op-ed last night. i got on my phone and looked into it. he says that the auto industry, the companies could ask the government for help. i don't know that he was necessarily totally off-base on it. everybody should read that "new york times" piece. it's also critical to get out of...
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it will be obama more than romney which is a failed opportune for romney. >> there's bean suing fwegs that a lot of the strategy on both side is to turn many of these foreign policy issues into economic arguments. how much will we see that? >> i've heard from republicans who are privy to mitt romney's debate preparations yes it will be mitt romney who will try to turn every answer he can back to the my. i heard people close to president obama's campaign that he'll try do that too because he has to pivot to a closing message and he needs to start talking about the economy. of course we've seen economic indicators over the past couple of weeks that actually look pretty good for the economy so i expect that president obama will play those up too. but it's going mitt romney who will want to talk more about the economy. >> i want to bring in reince preibus, chairman of the republican committee. good morning. lot to get. a line we keep hearing is that mitt romney was the first to politicize libya. if that comes up tonight how does he respond? >> you know, i think it's just a matter of what
it will be obama more than romney which is a failed opportune for romney. >> there's bean suing fwegs that a lot of the strategy on both side is to turn many of these foreign policy issues into economic arguments. how much will we see that? >> i've heard from republicans who are privy to mitt romney's debate preparations yes it will be mitt romney who will try to turn every answer he can back to the my. i heard people close to president obama's campaign that he'll try do that too...
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mitt romney has 48.9%. and according to 538, if the election were held today, the president would win re-election well 288 electoral votes. romney would get 250. it takes 270 votes to win the white house. a brand new ohio poll gives the president a five-point lead in that crucial state propelled by a two to one average in early voting. as of tonight, 6.5 million people have already voted in this election. with over a million voting in just the last 24 hours. we'll have much more on the early vote later on in this show. but we start with tonight's lead. hiding in plain sight. we know the republican party has been taken over by its far right wing and mitt romney has been dancing as fast as he can to present a moderate face to the country. he did it in the debates and he's trying to do it in the home stretch of this election. but i don't think it's going to work. that's because the extreme views of his party just keep poppinging up at the most inconvenient moments. today is the issue of abortion and the radica
mitt romney has 48.9%. and according to 538, if the election were held today, the president would win re-election well 288 electoral votes. romney would get 250. it takes 270 votes to win the white house. a brand new ohio poll gives the president a five-point lead in that crucial state propelled by a two to one average in early voting. as of tonight, 6.5 million people have already voted in this election. with over a million voting in just the last 24 hours. we'll have much more on the early...
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but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. six people have been hurt in overnight clashes in beirut between sunni and shiite gunman. lebanon has been boiling since friday after a syrian top intelligence official was assassinated in a car bombing. they've blamed syria for the killing. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. news 4. >>> police say the man accused of opening fire at a wisconsin day spa slashed his wife's tires two weeks ago. >> investigators say 45-year-old radcliffe hauton's wife had a restraining order against him. yesterday he walked into the spa where she worked and started shooting. three women in killed. >> and four others were hurt. at this point, it's not clear if haughton's wif
but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. six people have been hurt in overnight clashes in beirut between sunni and shiite gunman....
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romney's chances went up. you can see the president's chances improving again and romney's declining after the second debate in the middle of october. will obama's win last night help him further in the polls? his campaign marathon help get the bump? nate silver today did underscore how important even a small post debate bump could be in deciding the election. nate says, if mr. obama's head to head polling were two points higher, he could be a considerably clearer winner. a one-point bounce would bring him to 80%. so it's time to wait and watch the polls. but there is another measure we can look at right now. something that's not predicted. it's not about the future. it's something that is concrete about what is already done. what is already locked in. and we have got that empirical measure of what's going on in this race here next, exclusively. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy!
romney's chances went up. you can see the president's chances improving again and romney's declining after the second debate in the middle of october. will obama's win last night help him further in the polls? his campaign marathon help get the bump? nate silver today did underscore how important even a small post debate bump could be in deciding the election. nate says, if mr. obama's head to head polling were two points higher, he could be a considerably clearer winner. a one-point bounce...
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senate. >> late last night, the romney campaign issued a statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> governor romney has a slight lead over president obama in a new poll. romney is head of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. and the time to press the flesh is getting short for the keanes as they try to lock in every single last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie potts has details for us from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. they're doing it by crisscrossing this country, hitting the battleground states. let's talk about governor romney. is he in nevada and iowa today. he's going to be in ohio tomorrow after last night rallying with his running mate, paul ryan. he had a huge rally in colorado, in addition to that "washington post"/abc poll there's a virtual tie in the latest reuters poll. he's on
senate. >> late last night, the romney campaign issued a statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> governor romney has a slight lead over president obama in a new poll. romney is head of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. and...
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romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was known as the renegade. if someone criticized the gop, mccain is different, he's a maverick. with mitt romney we're not exactly sure. he's perceived as someone who switches positions so many times that you're not sure what his position is. when someone says something negative, how are you sure it's not true? one of the things it didn't show, one of his surrogates who said abortion isn't an important issue. he was speaking on behalf of the romney campaign. that's an anchor. that's when you start seeing the incanninging. >> is there still
romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was...
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tonight at the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and lance armstrong speaks out for the first time about the turmoil he has faced over the past few weeks. details right now. >>> very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> heading into tonight's third and final presidential debate, our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows election night could be a cliff-hanger with the candidates now dead even. chuck todd breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows the candidates in a 47-47 tie among likely voters. in mid september, the president led 50-45. the numbers show an evenly divided country overall. the president's job approval holding steady at 49%. economic approval down at 46%. foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the president has a 49-44 lead among all registered voters, but that 47-47 tie amo
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it looks to him like romney is leading obama. that clip, later in the show. >>> let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock here in new york city. we begin with the final sprint to election day. the keanes' travel plans tell you everything you need to know about where this race will be had. our nbc political team puts the remaining number of tossup states now at seven with a total of 89 electoral votes up for grabs. today alone, the white house connecticco contenders will hit four of the states from davenport to reno, nevada. the latest "washington post"/abc news poll, this race is statistically tied. mitt romney looking to claim the momentum yesterday with just 13 days to go. >> these debates have super charged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're seeing more and more enthusiasm, more and more support. i had to look at the president's campaign as well through the eyes of those debates. and well, you know, he's been reduced to try to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kinds and
it looks to him like romney is leading obama. that clip, later in the show. >>> let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock here in new york city. we begin with the final sprint to election day. the keanes' travel plans tell you everything you need to know about where this race will be had. our nbc political team puts the remaining number of tossup states now at seven with a total of 89 electoral votes up for grabs. today alone, the white house connecticco contenders will...
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governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the faceoff on muslim extremists. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad you recognize al qaeda is a threat. because a few months ago when
governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that...
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governor romney's strategy is failing. >> how can you say that when the polls show governor romney is leading. >> i'm looking at ohio. where the president is expanding his lead. i'm looking at wisconsin where mitt romney, his running mate is from wisconsin the guy has never led in wisconsin not once. so if you look at the key states, national polls mean nothing to me. nothing. look at the key states you'll see why mitt romney's strategy of economic gloom and doom is failing. >> ann, oil bring you in -- >> there's republican policies in place in virginia and wisconsin and ohio. >> absolutely. they are all republican governors who are out there saying look at our state. we're doing pretty well. >> let me get in here, danny there has been a conflict on how the republicans will handle those key states that have an unemployment rate that's below the national average trying to give the credit to the republican governor by skirt ago round the president and that's not been successful. you mentioned polls. we know this is about math. we know the lucky number. when you look at colorado and neva
governor romney's strategy is failing. >> how can you say that when the polls show governor romney is leading. >> i'm looking at ohio. where the president is expanding his lead. i'm looking at wisconsin where mitt romney, his running mate is from wisconsin the guy has never led in wisconsin not once. so if you look at the key states, national polls mean nothing to me. nothing. look at the key states you'll see why mitt romney's strategy of economic gloom and doom is failing....
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romney seems naive. i tweeted back do you think to the average joe and she tweeted back probably not. i think governor romney did enough to convince the average american that he was conversant with foreign policy and by a aligning himself with the president he absolutely reassured americans that there's not going to be hawkish guy in the white house, that they're going to have to worry about having another ground war in asia. i thought president obama won the debate dramatically on points. in terms of changing votes i think what the romney campaign did was very smart because all the walk backs, they're viewed by a million people. last night was viewed by 50 million people. >> howard, i think what you're seeing today in the aftermath of this debate is the president trying to make the walk backs and romnesia a character issue to undermine any belief that americans may have, okay. i can trust this guy that's not an elite plutocrat. >> the president has been making that since the first debate and it's not cl
romney seems naive. i tweeted back do you think to the average joe and she tweeted back probably not. i think governor romney did enough to convince the average american that he was conversant with foreign policy and by a aligning himself with the president he absolutely reassured americans that there's not going to be hawkish guy in the white house, that they're going to have to worry about having another ground war in asia. i thought president obama won the debate dramatically on points. in...
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. >> romney has b. put millions of dollars behind ads saying i'm not that bad on contraception and abortion. it's not that -- he's not proudly stating his positions, i'm proud to overturn roe, defund planned parenthood. he's put this woman forward if you've seen the ad, trying to say i'm not that bad. he knows these issues hurt him with women, and with men, frankly. we've seen it over and over, say one thing in one audience and do another. that's clearly in the debate. the fact that mitt romney could not answer a basic question where he would be on equal pay, which is a fundamental economic issue, shows how much they don't want to stand behind their positions which of course is to oppose lilly ledbetter fair pay act. >> does it alarm you to see that erosi erosion? >> of course. all of the research shows when women know how extreme mitt romney is on these positions, they won't vote for him, and menace well. the important thing, as this election here, these last two weeks a lot of women are focusing on th
. >> romney has b. put millions of dollars behind ads saying i'm not that bad on contraception and abortion. it's not that -- he's not proudly stating his positions, i'm proud to overturn roe, defund planned parenthood. he's put this woman forward if you've seen the ad, trying to say i'm not that bad. he knows these issues hurt him with women, and with men, frankly. we've seen it over and over, say one thing in one audience and do another. that's clearly in the debate. the fact that mitt...
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the romney/ryan team have the momentum. the question is does momentum overtake the map or the map suffocate the momentum? that's going to be the next couple of weeks be here that are in play right now. this thing is close. the president is behind. he is behind. that's why you have chicago concerned about reinforcing those firewalls, the president on the plane the way he is. this thing is going to boil down to hard ground games. >> let me say something about the lead. whether or not he is up or down, we know the thing is really close. jonathan writing in "new york" magazine obama's lead is narrow, he says it's a lead. he is leading and his lead not declining and the perception that romney is pulling ahead ed years. i actually heather what did you think of that? because on one hand i thought that's good because everybody's been saying you got to put some vision out there. do you think that's an effective tool. >> i think it's great. i hope that people get to read it. this is something we did when i was on the edwards campaign
the romney/ryan team have the momentum. the question is does momentum overtake the map or the map suffocate the momentum? that's going to be the next couple of weeks be here that are in play right now. this thing is close. the president is behind. he is behind. that's why you have chicago concerned about reinforcing those firewalls, the president on the plane the way he is. this thing is going to boil down to hard ground games. >> let me say something about the lead. whether or not he is...
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they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are nervous about a storm about to hit the coast. our thoughts and prayers are with the people who find themselves in harms way. [ applause ] >> so both sides recognizing the fact sandy is going to dominate the realities, the lives of so many voters over the next week. do you think though, that is going to implement the change where more focus as we talk about the campaigns staying tight in ohio. more attention going into that state? >> yeah, i think that remains to be seen. earlier today, the president mentioned it remains to be seen whether this is going to affect
they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some...
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romney's debate sparring partner. joining us live from the debate site. >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in. from "the new york times," columnist tom friedman. and white house correspondent helean cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers.ne cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll for where this race stands, chuck todd has the numbers. this is significant. >> this is among likely voters, david. 47%, 47%. not all tied races are equal. the president sitting at 47% if this were the sunday before election day there would be a lot of concerns in chicago. they want to be at 48% or 49%. sitting at 47% is good for a challenger, not a good number for an incumbent. let's go inside the numbers a little bit. the gender gap. you brought it up. among men, romney, a 10-point lead. let's go to women. this is interesting. presid
romney's debate sparring partner. joining us live from the debate site. >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in. from "the new york times," columnist tom friedman. and white house correspondent helean cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers.ne cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the...
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senate. >> it's a very fair ad when you consider that the romney and the romney campaign took their time and decided, yes, we're sticking with richard. >> yes. and he cut that ad for richard mourdock the same day of the debate. the same day that richard mourdock made the statement about rape. i mean, i think, the thing we have to remember is that mitt romney pulled off this incredible magic trip was to separate himself from the republican brand. to separate himself from really what alarmed young women in particular in this country about republicans, which is wait a minute. they actually believe that there is something, a difference between so-called forceable rape and regular rape. he distanced himself from the todd akin wing of the party at one point and was allowed to go forward. there's someone closer to mitt romney who believes exactly the way that richard mourdock does. it's his running mate. paul ryan. the other elephant in the room. >> karen your quick take on what this does to the indiana senate race? >> unfortunately the indiana senate race, i think it probably doesn't change th
senate. >> it's a very fair ad when you consider that the romney and the romney campaign took their time and decided, yes, we're sticking with richard. >> yes. and he cut that ad for richard mourdock the same day of the debate. the same day that richard mourdock made the statement about rape. i mean, i think, the thing we have to remember is that mitt romney pulled off this incredible magic trip was to separate himself from the republican brand. to separate himself from really what...
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governor romney said this before. first and fourth graders were first in math and english when he was governor. >> republicans and democrats came together on a bipartisan basis to put in education principles that focused on great teachers in the classroom. >> ten years earlier. >> that was what allowed us to become the number one state in the nation. >> but that was ten years before you took office. >> absolutely. >> and then you cut education coming in to office. >> was it before he took office and did he cut education spending? >> yes. actually, the law that's largely credited with those great test scores for fourth and eighth graders is 1993 education law that emphasized test scores and increased funding. and those fourth and eighth graders scoring at or near the top of the nation before romney took office and they remained there since. as for cutting the education budget, romney did do that when he came in to office but it is worth noting that the nate faced a budget gap and the democratic legislature also propose
governor romney said this before. first and fourth graders were first in math and english when he was governor. >> republicans and democrats came together on a bipartisan basis to put in education principles that focused on great teachers in the classroom. >> ten years earlier. >> that was what allowed us to become the number one state in the nation. >> but that was ten years before you took office. >> absolutely. >> and then you cut education coming in to...